The Office of Secretary of the State Denise W. Merrill

Secretary of the State Denise Merrill

In order to practice social distancing and slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), public access to our building, 165 Capitol Avenue, will be restricted. Although in-person interactions will be limited, our office staff will be available via email as normal. For the Business Services Division email CRD@ct.gov and for the Legislative & Elections Administration Division email LEAD@ct.gov. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to return to normal business as soon as the immediate threat to public health has subsided.

Optical Scan Ballot:

Sample Optical Scan Ballot.

 
Optical Scan Demonstrations: 
 
English Language Optical Scan Machine 90 Second Demonstration Video.
 
English Language Optical Scan Machine 90 Second Demonstration Video (.mov format).
 
Spanish Language Optical Scan Machine 90 Second Demonstration Video.
 
Vote by Phone Demonstrations:
 
English Language Accessible Vote-By-Phone System Public Service Announcement.
 
English Language Accessible Vote-By-Phone System Public Service Announcement (.mov format).
 
Spanish Language Accessible Vote-By-Phone System Public Service Announcement.
 
Voting Machine Instructions:
 
Voting Machine Instructions